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What is the relation between Vasudev and Nanda?
Nanda was the brother (cousin) of Vasudeva. Vasudeva took his newborn son, Krishna, to Nanda on the night of the child’s birth so that Nanda could raise him. Nanda, who was married to Yashoda, brought up both Krishna and his brother, Balarama.
Who was replaced by Krishna?
We all know the legend of how Lord Krishna (who was born at midnight on ashtami, in the Mathura King Kansa’s prison), as the eighth son of Vasudeva and Devaki, was replaced by a baby girl, who was born at the same time to Nand and Yashoda in the village of Gokul across the Yamuna.
Why did Rohini lived with Nanda?
The couple was imprisoned by Devaki’s brother Kansa, soon after their marriage as a divine prophesy predicted Kansa’s death by Devaki’s eighth son. While Vasudeva is imprisoned, Rohini lives at the house of his cousin Nanda in Vraja.
How was Yogmaya born?
Goddess Yogmaya was born to Yashoda and Nanda in Gokul, a couple who had waited long for a child. And in Mathura, Shri Krishna was born to Devaki and Vasudev, who were held captive in a dark prison, by Kansa.
Why did Vasudev married Rohini?
Life. Rohini is described as the daughter of king Bahlika. She is married to the Yadava prince Vasudeva. The couple was imprisoned by Devaki’s brother Kansa, soon after their marriage as a divine prophesy predicted Kansa’s death by Devaki’s eighth son.
What is the name of the son of Vasudeva?
Vāsudeva ( IAST vāsudeva, वासुदेव), later incorporated as Vāsudeva-Krishna ( IAST vāsudeva kṛṣṇa “Krishna, son of Vasudeva “), Krishna-Vāsudeva or simply Krishna, was the son of Vasudeva Anakadundubhi, king of the Vrishnis in the region of Mathura.
How many brothers and sisters did Vasudev have?
He had four siblings – two brothers and two sisters and was the youngest of them all. His mother Susheela Vasudev was a house maker and his father B.V. Vasudev worked at the Mysuru Railway Hospital as a physician. The family frequently moved due to the nature of his father’s job.
How did Vasudev start his yoga practice?
After the establishment of the ashram, Vasudev began conducting yoga programmes on the premises of the newly established Isha Yoga Centre in 1994, including a course for the Indian Hockey team in 1996. In 1997, he began conducting classes in the United States and from 1998 onwards, for life-term prisoners in Tamil Nadu prisons.
How did Vasudev start his first business?
His first business was a poultry farm in a remote part of Mysore. He chose poultry because the sector was on the rise in the region at the time. He set up his farm with borrowed money. Due to financial constraints, Vasudev chose to construct the farm buildings and bird cages by himself over six months.